chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
solution; solution strategy
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
the matter you have been talking about
also known as; also called
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
clothing and accessories; attire
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
way of the sword; swordsmanship
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
one of these days; someday; one day
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
cherry blossom (colour, color)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
world; society; people; the public
guess; speculation; supposition
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of